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re: Ponchos Mexican Buffet

Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:04 pm to
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:04 pm to
Ugh. I'm dieting
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76392 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:05 pm to
Loved the one in Metairie
Posted by DWaginHTown
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2006
9866 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:07 pm to
Yes sir. That's the one.
Posted by DWaginHTown
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2006
9866 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:07 pm to
Fine!
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
9457 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:07 pm to
Airline & LaBarre? I hadn't been to Pancho's (on Vets) since the mid-80s. I didn't even know there was one at Airline.

After the Saints Super Bowl victory parade, we ended up at that Pancho's. I was all excited because I hadn't been to Pancho's in 20(+) years (and pretty drunk). I was telling my friend's kids how awesome it was, raving about the sopapillas, and explaining about the flag, etc. We get seated and the food is awful, and the service even worse. I felt like a complete fraud. The only thing that saved the day was that there was soft serve ice cream, which seemed to make the children happy.
Posted by Vinny V
Kenna Brah
Member since Jun 2011
3838 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:25 pm to
quote:

Airline & LaBarre? I hadn't been to Pancho's (on Vets) since the mid-80s. I didn't even know there was one at Airline.


Yeah after the one on vets closed they opened the one on airline and Labarre. It closed too pretty quickly because it was terrible. Nothing like the one on vets. It's a planet fitness now. Pretty fitting. But yeah one of the original owners of the one on vets opened "2 amigos" on Williams in Kenner up by the lake. It's just like the old one on vets.
Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:37 pm to
One Friday night we called in and ordered 50 tacos to go from pancho's for $60. There was 5 of us, we each are a dozen. There was so much grease the paper bags they came in fell apart

Was an awesome time
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:46 pm to
Pancho's sucked, baw.
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11427 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:55 pm to
Independence Mall in Metry!
Posted by mt1
LV
Member since Nov 2006
7195 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 12:13 am to
My father chose Panchos on two occasions to inform me and my sibling(s) that we had new siblings on the way.
Posted by ShermanTxTiger
Broussard, La
Member since Oct 2007
10881 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 12:21 am to
At LSU we would often make a "business decision" to spend all we had but $4.00 (with LSU ID) on Saturday night and eat Ponchos around 4pm. We figured we could load up for a late lunch and early dinner. It was a good plan but we ended up crapping ourselves for 24 hours afterward. We swore each time we would never do it again... But we did several times.
Posted by cornstarch
Member since May 2010
2226 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 2:52 am to
Eating at Pancho's nowadays is like most childhood memories - you end up a little sad because it just doesn't live up to what you remember.
Posted by weptiger
Georgia
Member since Feb 2007
10350 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 3:41 am to
quote:

ended up crapping ourselves for 24 hours afterward.


So true....we used to call it Rauncho 's (Roncho's) Revenge."
Posted by iliveinabox
in a box
Member since Aug 2011
24115 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 3:46 am to
All the soft serve and candy you can smash... Loved that place as a kid
Posted by GeauxTGRZ
PTal
Member since Oct 2005
4768 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 3:47 am to
Ate at the one on Florida when I was a kid.. then we saw a rat.

They had the nerve to open one in Hattiesburg. It lasted 4 months or so. They didn't have flags. Workers were incompetent.

YOU WONT THE YELLA RIIICE?
Posted by Ole War Skule
North Shore
Member since Sep 2003
3409 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 4:06 am to
about 40 of us went to the Pancho's on Nicholson during our fraternity's work week with the intention of running them out of food. Went through the line, loaded up, ate, and for quite a while raised more flags than the United Nations. No misbehavior, just 40 hungry college freshmen eating like pigs.

After some time, the manager came and said "That's enough, time to go!"

We vigorously protested, being smart college freshmen and all, that the sign clearly stated it was 'all you can eat' and she couldn't kick us out or stop serving us.

She confidently stated "That correct, and that's ALL YOU CAN EAT, so it's time to go"



Seeing we have been bested by the very clever wordsmith, we got a good laugh and peacefully left.

Posted by RedlandsTiger
Greenwell Springs, LA
Member since Jan 2008
2944 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 5:08 am to
LINK

Pancho's lives!
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
28609 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 5:58 am to
No special story. Just used to stuff my face there as often as possible!!
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124544 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 6:07 am to
Posted by RBWilliams8
Member since Oct 2009
53417 posts
Posted on 1/20/15 at 6:40 am to
There is one on seigan. It sucks compared to the one on Florida.
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